Cristy & Andy- October 4 2008

Cristy and Andy had a beautiful traditional Chinese wedding and I was happy to be part of their celebration. The morning started very early for Cristy, up at 5am and after being up well past midnight the night before for other ceremonies, was in great spirits. The games started at 8am with the boys having to perform a variety of events in order to see the bride.....eating chocolate out of diapers, doing yoga, eating whipped cream while doing push-ups, answering random trivia with gross consequences (like how many days have Cristy and Andy known each other...hard stuff!), declaring his love 100 times and making the perfect breakfast for Cristy's mom....whew! The Brides friends were relentless but finally Andy got to see his Bride. After the games there were a couple of Tea Ceremonies at both families homes, here they were given gorgeous gold jewelery and special red envelopes. We also had a unique Chinese Baptist ceremony before heading off to the shortest portrait session of my wedding season. Poor Andy was so exhausted by the afternoon portraits we cut if short for them to rest a bit before the festivities of the evening started.... a 10 course Chinese Meal, three amazing dress changes for Cristy and more games for the guests. A long day, but a fun and memorable one!

Thanks for the great day,
Kelsy



The Guys playing the games to see the Stunning Bride.
Tea Ceremony
The paparazzi at the Tea Ceremony. That was a bit tricky :)
Leaving Cristy's home with some amazing Chinese Streamer things. It was pretty cool, especially since I didn't have a clue what was going on...pretty much like the whole day, lol. I really need to brush up on my Cantonese!